The Union army marches by the Hygeia Hotel

Courtesy of the Casemate Museum

The giant Army of the Potomac landed at Fort Monroe in early 1862 intent on moving up the Peninsula to capture Richmond. But it's shown here in a Harpers Weekly print marching past the Hygeia Hotel after abandoning its campaign at the end of the summer.

The giant Army of the Potomac landed at Fort Monroe in early 1862 intent on moving up the Peninsula to capture Richmond. But it's shown here in a Harpers Weekly print marching past the Hygeia Hotel after abandoning its campaign at the end of the summer. (Courtesy of the Casemate Museum)

The giant Army of the Potomac landed at Fort Monroe in early 1862 intent on moving up the Peninsula to capture Richmond. But it's shown here in a Harpers Weekly print marching past the Hygeia Hotel after abandoning its campaign at the end of the summer.